Niagara County Genealogical Society

04/22/2026

Please consider making a donation or becoming a member so we can continue to offer free programs from the best & brightest in the genealogy community Link to join or donate: https://tinyurl.com/ybb8c57v

04/18/2026

🇮🇪 The 1926 Census of Ireland is now online! See link below--

🇮🇪 The 1926 Census of Ireland is now online!

As the first census in Ireland since 1911 and the first of the Irish Free State (Saorstát Éireann), it offers a unique and invaluable snapshot of a nation finding its feet – how people lived, worked, and built their communities.

Delve into it for free over at National Archives of Ireland https://nationalarchives.ie/

Who will you be searching for first?

📷 National Archives

04/13/2026

We've been working hard on our new website! Did you know that Niagara County was the first to set up Rural Free Delivery Mail in NYS? Did any of your ancestors work for a Post Office in Niagara County?

Record Group (RG) 28 at the National Archives are the Records of the Post Office Department. Series 1 of RG 28 are the Orders (“Journals”) of the Postmaster General from 1835-1953. On 17 October 1901, there is an entry about discontinuances of thirty-two of the following Niagara County Post Offi...

04/11/2026

From the The Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society - BIGS

The next meeting of the Buffalo Irish Genealogical Society will be Saturday, April 18 at 11 am for a tour of the Celtic designs at Holy Family Church, 1901 South Park Ave. There is a parking lot in the rear of the Church.

The 1926 Republic of Ireland census is being released April 18. After our tour of Holy Family, we will meet up at our Library at 100 Lee St. to assist patrons in accessing the census which will be available at https://nationalarchives.ie.

Send a message to learn more

04/07/2026

This grave belongs to J.W.C. van Gorkhum (a Protestant cavalry colonel) and J.C.P.H. van Aefferden (a Catholic noblewoman).
Due to strict religious segregation in the 1880s Netherlands, the married couple could not be buried together because of their different faiths. After his death, van Gorkhum was buried against the wall on the Protestant side and later his wife was buried on the Catholic side, directly opposite him. Their children commissioned the connected tombstones to ensure they remained together in death.

04/01/2026

It's April 1st so don't be fooled! 🧐

In 1957, when the BBC broadcast a hoax news report about spaghetti growing on trees, thousands of viewers called for more information asking how they could grow a "spaghetti tree."!

03/31/2026

If you're local and looking to get started, this is the program for you. 🌳.

Next week, April 7 at 6pm, join us for an evening of learning how to explore your family tree with Jeanette Sheliga, president of the Niagara County Genealogical Society! This event is free but registration is encouraged to ensure there is enough room for everyone. Call the library at (716) 778-9344 or register on our website!

03/28/2026

Our in-person program today with Kaitlyn Pauley presenting on Finding Your Roots in New York’s Land Records. 🗺️

03/28/2026

The New York State Library and New York State Archives are working with global nonprofit genealogy organization, FamilySearch, in an exciting effort to expand access to some of the state’s most important ancestry records and historical collections. Through this collaborative effort, thousands of records will be made available online in digital format for the first time, providing researchers with greater access to the documents from anywhere in the world. Learn more: https://bit.ly/41uLcP2

03/28/2026

Hope to see you today!🌳

Our March program will be IN-PERSON! Hope to see you at Lockport Public Library on 3/28. 🌳

03/25/2026

Did your family attend the Lockport Baptist Church in 1951? They may be pictured here laying the time capsule!

Facebook would not let us post different size photos in the same post so here is one of the Lockport Baptist Church during the laying of the time capsule in 1951. Many of you may know some of the congregation.

03/23/2026

Our March program will be IN-PERSON! Hope to see you at Lockport Public Library on 3/28. 🌳